侧面 side; flank; profile; lateral; side face; sideview; sideways 侧面探讨 sidewise approach; 从侧面了解 find out from indirect sources; 问题的一个侧面 one side of the problem; 她侧面看很美。 she has a beautiful [fine] profile.; she is fine in profile. 这部小说反映了农村改革的一个侧面。 the novel presents one aspect of the reform in the countryside